Won't power up CPU fan

The computer was moved a few blocks and won't power up now. The 5
volt led comes on but no fans turn on with power switch (including the
cpu fan). Checked the switch, ok. Tried a new (good)
supply, no difference. Tried the cpu in another motherboard,
ok. Does anyone know where I can get a schematic for the
MB? It appears that somewhere I have lost the "power ok" signal
going back to the supply.

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OverheatingWhen the CPU overheats then it will shut down (i.e. thermaloverload) and won't boot up again until it has cooled down. If this is theproblem is not fixed then the CPU will eventually fail. A faulty fan causes the problem or the fan and heat sink assembly are cloggedwith dust.Check the CPU fan to see if it spins freely, if not replace the fan. If the fan and heat sink is clogged with dust the remove the dust and make surethe vents are clear and dust free. Use a small brush and can of compressed airto do this.

A bad Power Supply with a weak voltage rail, will produce the symptoms you've just described.

1) IF all of the LED lights were on at once, they would use less than 1 Watt of power.

2) EACH fan uses 2 to 3 Watts of power.

3) A typical Processor can use from 51 to 125 Watts.Just depends on what Processor it is.

You press the Power On button. The first chipset (Integrated Circuit) to receive power is the BIOS chipset.BIOS detects what devices are installed, does a Ram Memory count, turns the Processor on, and hands the computer over to the Operating System. (Windows XP is one example of an O/S)

Have you tested the main voltages of the Power Supply?A) The 3.3 Volt power railB) The 5 Volt power railC) The 12 Volt power rail

It could be an overheating CPU problem.
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Make sure that the motherboard LED switch on the back panel is set to off and if want to turn
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It's a bad power supply. Couldn't be a bad Power On switch, because it turns on for 2 seconds.

You have to have Ram to get the computer to function, besides the processor. All you will see is the BIOS Setup screen.

Been using the same power supply?

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